India Beat England By Seven Wickets

India have taken the lead in the one day series against England after a seven-wicket win in Ranchi.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, celebrating his home city's first international fixture, sent in his side to make light of England's earlier struggles after they got the tourists all out for 155.

The captain hit the winning runs to pass the total, pulling Steven Finn for four. India finished on 157-3 with 131 balls to spare.

England's best batsman was Joe Root, who hit 39, while Tim Bresnan and Ian Bell reached 25 before getting out. Ravindra Jedeja took three wickets for 19 runs.

India's response was emphatic. Gautam Gambhir hit 33 before being caught by James Tredwell. Virat Kohli top-scored with 77 not out, while Yuvraj Singh (30) and Dhoni (10 not out) completed the win.

Tredwell took two wickets for England, with Finn getting the third.

England captain Alastair Cook, who hit 17, said: "One fifty was nowhere near enough on that wicket. We were not going to defend that unless it was a freak day. We tried our hardest in the field but the damage had been done."